Wireless LAN Security Factors

The main difficulty in establishing a wireless network is being able to
support effective security so that users can access your network without
fear of leaking mission-critical data through the airwaves in or near the
perimeter of your office building.
Security of your WLAN remains an area of great debate and concern
for the foreseeable future.

1. Data compromise is any form of disclosure to unintended parties of
information. Data compromise can be inappropriate access to payroll
records by company employees, or industrial espionage whereby
marketing plans are disclosed to a competitor.


2. Unauthorized access is any means by which an unauthorized party
is allowed access to network resources or facilities. Unauthorized
access can lead to compromise if access is gained to a server with
unencrypted information or to destruction, since critical files,
although encrypted on the server, may be destroyed.


3. Denial of service (DoS) is an operation designed to block or disrupt
the normal activities of a network or facility. This can take the form
of false requests for login to a server, whereby the server is too distracted
to accommodate proper login requests.